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Where does “fetel” come from?

fetel (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fatilaz, from Proto-Germanic fatōną, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

fetel (Old English): fettle

Definitions

  1. fettle

Ancestry of “fetel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfatilaz—
2Proto-Germanicfatōnąto hold; seize
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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